Automobile bumper



Patented July 2 l ilfl i i UNITE stares rarsnriericsfl EDWARD II. M cLoUD, or COLUMBUS, oirro AUTOMOBILE BUMPER 7 Application filed. November 9, 1929. Serial No. 405,929.

My invention relates to automobile bumpthe secondary bumper l l will be taken up ers; H by the yielding structure of the several It is the object of my invention to pro bumper bar-sand Will not tend to spread the vide a-bumper whichwill distribute the imframe; The forces onthebumper bar set up.

51 pactstrains and in which both the primary by impacts Will not be delivered from the cen- 55 and supplementary impact members Will be ter of the bumper directly'to points Within mounted upon a common supporting spring the. frame 1D8-1I1b8FS,St1Cl1 2.S has beenthe case plate, v i l C in many bumpers but willbe distributed as i It is a further iobjectto provide a oonstrucdescribed. v

tion which need only employ a single clamp It Will be understood thatlI desire tocomto thereby eliminating the present practice of prehend Within my invention such modifimultiple clamps Which are expensive and v cations as may be clearly embraced Within ulti ly th chances of rattling. the scope of myclaims and invention.

It is a further object to provide all of the Having thus fully described my invention,

advantages of a bumper bar with rearwardly What I claim as new and desire to secure by turnedlin ends Without the disadvantages of Letters Patent, is: I v i having said rearWardlyturned endshooking 1.111 a bumper in combination With frame into objects. l r members, aprimary bumper means, spring Referring to the drawings: platesconnected. to theends thereof and the Fi 'ure l-isato lan iew of the bum er" frame members and a secondar bum 381 v 'Figure 2 is a front elevation; mean'sconnected. to l the primary bumper Figur 3 i a tioneon the lin 3 -3 of means and at eachend to saidispring sup- Figure 2; porting plates. 3 I V Figure 4; is a section on the line l.4 of 2. In a bumper, a primary bumper means, Figure 2; g 1 x p spring plates connected to the ends thereof 1 Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of and theframe members and a secondary. Fi 1 I f bumper means connected to. the. primary Referring to the drawingsin detail, 1 and bumper means andto said; spring supporting 2 are frame members ofthevehicle on which plates at a point" between the point "of atare mounted the end pads 3 for receiving the tachment of the spring supporting plate to 3 spring supporting plate 4 held in position the primary bumper and the frame members. by clamps 5 and bolts 6. The outer ends of 3. In combination with frame members, a the springsupporting member are formed primary bumper meansextendingacross and into eyes 7 which act as spacers. between the beyond the frame members of the vehicle, ineyes 8 of the bumper bars 9 and are then dependent supporting plates connected tothe held in spaced relationship through the extreme ends thereof and to the ends of the agency of the bolt 10 and nut 11. frame members and-supplementary second- The front bumper bars are connected to ary bumper means connected to the primary gether by a single clamping plate 12 the bumper means Within the ends thereof and a central portion of Which between the gento the spring supporting plates between the eral plane of the bars 9 is connected by the ends thereof. p boltl to the inner or secondary bumper 1 L 4:. In combination, a primary bumper which has a U-shaped end 15 turned inwardly means extending across and beyond the at 16and connected to the spring supporting frame members of the vehicle, independent 5 plates l by the rivets 17. supporting plates connected to the extreme Thus the bumper provides adequatespace ends thereof and to the ends of the frame between the frame members to crank the car members and supplementary secondary or if placed on the rear there is ample space bumper-' means connected to the primary for a spare tire "Within the bumper. Any bumper means Within the endsthereof and V 50 impact upon the primary bumper bars 9 and to the spring supporting plates between the ends thereof, said secondary bumper means comprising vertically disposed U-shaped spring means.

5. In combination, in a bumper in association with the frame members of a Vehicle, a primary bumper means extending across and beyond theframe members of the vehicle, inwardly extending and rearwardly.

centertogthecenterofthefirst and at its eX- I treme ends .to the spring supporting plates outside. of the frame ends.

7. In; combination, in abui'nper associated with the 'frame end of arvehi'cle, a pair of spaced ill-11111361" bars, relatively shorter 're'arwardly disposed sprirrg supporting plates, each connected at one end to one of the ends ofand'between the bumper bars'and at the other end to the ends of thevehicle frame membersand a bumper bar connected at each endto a supporting plate and contacting intermediate its ends withsaid spacedbum'p'er bars.

. 8. 111 combination, in a bu-mperlassoeiated with the frame-end of a Vehicle, "a pairof spaced bumper plates, relatively short-er rearwardly "disposed ispring supporting plates connectedto the ends'thereof therebetween and to the ends of-the vehicle frame mem bers' and an inwardly disposed single bumper member 'in the same :plane with the spring plates having U -shaped ends extending rearward'lyand inwardly connected to saidspring plate.

9. :Incombination, in a bumper aissociated with'the fram'e'end of a vehicle, a pair of spaced bumper plates, relatively shorterrea'n ward'ly 'disposedsp'ring supporting plates connecte'rl"to'-th-e ends thereof therebetween and to the 'ends'of the vehicle framemembers,

and ani'nwardly dlisposed single bumper member-in the same plane with the spring plates having' u shaped"ends e'Xtending'rearwardly and inwardly connected to said spring plate and centrally with the centers of the spaced-bumper bars.

10,- ;In combination, in a bumper' associatedwiththe fr'ameend of a vehicle, apair of spaced bumper plates relatively shorter rearwardly disposed spring supporting plates connected to the ends thereof-therebetween and to the'ends of the vehicle frame members, and an inwardly disposed single bumper member in the same plane with the spring plates having U-shapedends extending rearwardly and inwardlyconnected to said spring plate and centrally with the centers of the spaced bumper bars and a clamp for maintaining said centers in predetermined horizontal and vertical alignment.

11; In combination, an arcuate front bumper, an arcuate laterally shorter inner bumper having inwardly turned U-shaped ends and sp'ring's'uppoitin'g plates mounted on vehicle frame member ends adapted to support all of thefree ends of the same bumper members. V p

12. In combination, an arcuate front bumper, an arcuate laterally shorter inner bumper having inwardly turned U-shaped ends and spring supporting plates mounted'on the vehicleframe member ends'ada-pted to support all of the freeendsofthe said bumper membe'rsjth'e connection between the outer bumper andt-he spring plate being pivotal and the connection between the inner bumper and the spring plates being aiperm'anent connection.

-13 In combination, in a bumper associated w. 'h thevehicle frame ends, outwardly er;- tending straight springplatesmounted transversely of the :frame'm'ember ends, arcuate bumper means pivotally mounted on the extreme'e'nds of said plates and a secondary bumper fmeans concentric with the first mentioned bumper means of less lateral-dimensions having inwardly turned U-shapedends permanently connected to said plates.

14. 111 combination, in a bumper associated with'the vehicle "frame coda-outwardly extending stra ight spring plates mounted transversely of the frame member ends, arcuate bumper means --pivota l ly mou'nted on the extreme ends of said plat-es and a secondary bu'mper" means (2 onc'eirtri'c with the first --men tioned bumper means of lesser lateral dimersi ons havin g inwardly -'turn'ed U -slh a-ped ends pe'rn'ian'ently connected to said plates at a point outside of the frame ends.

15. In combination, in a bumperahs'ociat ed" w-it-h-the-v'ehicle frame ends, outwardly extending straight spring-plates mounted transversely of the fram'e'member ends, arcuate bumper means pivotally mounted on the extremeeiids-of said plates and a 1 secondary bumper means concentric with the first-mentioned bumper means of lesser lateraldimensionshaving inwardly turnedU-shaped ends permanently connected to said plates at points outside of'the frame ends, said parts being soarrangedthat the inner bumper and the'spring'plates willjbein one'plane and the outer bumper bars'will be indifferent planes.

Y In testimony whereof. Iaiiix my signature.

EDVVA RD H. "MCCLOUD. 

